Bangladesh keep hopes alive as Shakib Al Hasan sinks Afghanistan

The Guardian – Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 62 runs in their Cricket World Cup match to register their third win in the tournament on Monday.

Summary

Bangladesh beat Afghanistan by 62 runs in their Cricket World Cup match to register their third win in the tournament on Monday.

Put into bat at the Hampshire Bowl, Bangladesh posted 262 for seven wickets after the wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim top-scored with 83 and Shakib Al Hasan (51) reclaimed his position as the tournament’s leading scorer.

Shakib (5-29) then returned to help Bangladesh skittle out Afghanistan for 200 in 47 overs to banish them to their seventh successive defeat.

Bangladesh moved up to fifth in the 10-team standings with seven points from seven games.